महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-15

तं ददर्शाथ नागेन्द्रः काश्यपं तक्षकस्तदा ।
तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं त्वरितं व्रजन् ।
क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥१५॥

15. taṁ dadarśātha nāgendraḥ kāśyapaṁ takṣakastadā ,
tamabravītpannagendraḥ kāśyapaṁ tvaritaṁ vrajan ,
kva bhavāṁstvarito yāti kiṁ ca kāryaṁ cikīrṣati.

15. tam dadarśa atha nāgendraḥ kāśyapam
takṣakaḥ tadā tam abravīt pannagendraḥ
kāśyapam tvaritam vrajan kva bhavān
tvaritaḥ yāti kim ca kāryam cikīrṣati

15. Then, at that time, Takṣaka, the chief of serpents, saw Kaśyapa. Approaching him quickly, the chief of serpents said to Kaśyapa: 'Where are you going in such a hurry, sir? And what task do you intend to accomplish?'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Kaśyapa) (him, that (masculine acc.))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (he saw, he beheld)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - the chief of serpents (chief of serpents, king of snakes)

• काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (accusative))

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (at that time, then)

• तम् (tam) - him (Kaśyapa) (him, that (masculine acc.))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he spoke, he said)

• पन्नगेन्द्रः (pannagendraḥ) - the chief of serpents (chief of serpents, king of snakes)

• काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - to Kaśyapa (to Kaśyapa (accusative))

• त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly (quickly, hastily, swiftly)

• व्रजन् (vrajan) - approaching, going (going, moving)

• क्व (kva) - where (where, whither)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you, sir (your honor, you (polite address))

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - in a hurry, hastening (hastened, quick, swift)

• याति (yāti) - are you going (he goes, he moves)

• किम् (kim) - what (what? why?)

• च (ca) - and

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, purpose (work, task, to be done)

• चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - do you intend to accomplish (he wishes to do, he intends to do)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Kaśyapa) (him, that (masculine acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of dadarśa

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Reduplicated perfect

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective adverb

नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - the chief of serpents (chief of serpents, king of snakes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - chief of serpents, king of snakes

Tatpuruṣa compound (nāga + indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of dadarśa, refers to Takṣaka

काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a famous sage, one of the Saptarṣis)

Note: Object of dadarśa

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takṣaka (name of a serpent chief)

Note: Subject of dadarśa, in apposition to nāgendraḥ

तदा (tadā) - at that time (at that time, then)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Kaśyapa) (him, that (masculine acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of abravīt, refers to Kaśyapa

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

from root brū, imperfect active

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of speech

पन्नगेन्द्रः (pannagendraḥ) - the chief of serpents (chief of serpents, king of snakes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannagendra

pannagendra - chief of serpents, king of snakes

Tatpuruṣa compound (pannaga + indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+indra)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of abravīt, refers to Takṣaka

काश्यपम् (kāśyapam) - to Kaśyapa (to Kaśyapa (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a famous sage, one of the Saptarṣis)

Note: Object of abravīt, indicating to whom he spoke

त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly (quickly, hastily, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

past participle (used adverbially)

from root tvar 'to hasten'

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Modifies vrajan

व्रजन् (vrajan) - approaching, going (going, moving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vrajant

vrajant - going, moving

present participle

from root vraj 'to go'

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Describes the action of the chief of serpents while speaking

क्व (kva) - where (where, whither)

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you, sir (your honor, you (polite address))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite form), your honor, being, existing

present participle

from root bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of yāti

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - in a hurry, hastening (hastened, quick, swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, swift, agile

past participle

from root tvar 'to hasten'

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Modifies bhavān

याति (yāti) - are you going (he goes, he moves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for bhavān

किम् (kim) - what (what? why?)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Note: Object of cikīrṣati

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, purpose (work, task, to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, business, purpose

gerundive (potential passive participle)

from root kṛ 'to do' with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of cikīrṣati

चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - do you intend to accomplish (he wishes to do, he intends to do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cikīrṣa

desiderative

Desiderative form of root kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)